www.washingtontimes.com Topics: R. Gil Kerlikowskehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/r-gil-kerlikowske/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: R. Gil Kerlikowskeen-usTue, 01 Mar 2016 11:33:00 -0500Top border chief to agents who object to Obama amnesty: 'Look for another job'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/1/border-chief-chides-agents-object-obama-amnesty/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The man who oversees the U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that if agents have a problem with President Obama's deportation amnesty, they should quit.</p> <p>The strong remarks by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske came as tensions between Congress and the White House grew even higher, with House ...Stephen DinanTue, 01 Mar 2016 11:33:00 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/1/border-chief-chides-agents-object-obama-amnesty/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBorder agency puts off deployment of body-worn camerashttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/12/border-agency-puts-deployment-body-worn-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection doesn't oppose use of body-worn cameras but will hold off on deployment of the technology for now while studying its best use, the head of the agency said Thursday.</p> <p>CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced that the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency will conduct ...Andrea NobleThu, 12 Nov 2015 15:19:00 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/12/border-agency-puts-deployment-body-worn-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSImmigration campaign tells Central Americans not to jump border http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/9/immigration-campaign-tells-central-americans-not-t/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up a new campaign to try to persuade Central American families not to make the perilous journey to jump the U.S. border, as new statistics suggest that last summer's surge could be happening again.</p> <p>The effort comes as the administration fights a federal ...Stephen DinanSun, 09 Aug 2015 21:43:09 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/9/immigration-campaign-tells-central-americans-not-t/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBorder Patrol to test wearing camerashttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/18/border-patrol-test-wearing-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SAN DIEGO &mdash; The U.S. Border Patrol will begin wearing cameras this year at its training academy, a test to see if the technology should be used in the field to blunt criticism about agents' use of force.</p> <p>R. Gil Kerlikowske, who has led the Border Patrol's parent agency since ...Elliot SpagatThu, 18 Sep 2014 10:02:00 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/18/border-patrol-test-wearing-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAPNewsBreak: Border Patrol to test body camerashttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/17/apnewsbreak-border-patrol-to-test-body-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SAN DIEGO &mdash; The U.S. Border Patrol purchased body cameras and will begin testing them this year at its training academy, two people briefed on the move said Wednesday, as new leadership moves to blunt criticism about agents' use of force.</p> <p>R. Gil Kerlikowske, who has led the Border Patrol's ...Elliot SpagatWed, 17 Sep 2014 23:07:16 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/17/apnewsbreak-border-patrol-to-test-body-cameras/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCBP Commissioner: Border is 'more secure and more safe'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/24/cbp-commissioner-border-more-secure-and-more-safe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The new commissioner of Customs and Border Protection said the U.S.-Mexico border is "more secure and more safe," as the White House has touted a drop in the number of unaccompanied children arriving there in recent weeks.</p> <p>Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske was asked on CNN's "New Day" if he believed ...David SherfinskiThu, 24 Jul 2014 07:38:21 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/24/cbp-commissioner-border-more-secure-and-more-safe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSUS border agency releases report on use of forcehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/30/us-border-agency-releases-report-on-use-of-force/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol's parent agency on Friday released a critical report that it commissioned amid complaints that agents used excessive force, a step that the new commissioner said was part of a commitment to transparency.</p> <p> The Police Executive Research Forum found some agents ...ELLIOT SPAGATFri, 30 May 2014 22:29:38 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/30/us-border-agency-releases-report-on-use-of-force/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSUS drug leader says Vt. can lead on opiate issuehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/state-and-federal-officials-to-tour-vermont-clinic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - Vermont's efforts to fight heroin and opiate abuse can serve as a model for the rest of the country, the nation's top anti-drug official said Monday during a visit to the state Department of Public Safety.</p> <p> R. Gil Kerlikowske, the director of the Office ...BETH GARBITELLIMon, 03 Mar 2014 17:45:16 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/state-and-federal-officials-to-tour-vermont-clinic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTop federal drug policy official to visit Vt.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/28/white-house-top-drug-policy-official-coming-to-vt/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A top White House drug policy official will visit Vermont next week to talk about innovative ways to beat opiate addiction as the state's fight against heroin continues to draw national attention.</p> <p> The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, R. Gil ...BETH GARBITELLIFri, 28 Feb 2014 17:32:09 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/28/white-house-top-drug-policy-official-coming-to-vt/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWhite House drug policy adviser plans Mass. talkhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/22/white-house-drug-policy-adviser-plans-mass-talk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is set to join President Barack Obama's drug czar in Massachusetts to discuss ways of curbing fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse and an epidemic of heroin deaths this year.</p> <p> Markey and R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House's ...Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:16:07 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/22/white-house-drug-policy-adviser-plans-mass-talk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPot survey fires up debate over messages to youthshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/14/pot-survey-fires-up-debate-over-messages-to-youths/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In 2010, American teens' past-month use of marijuana rose high enough to eclipse their use of cigarettes, according to a national report on teen substance abuse &mdash; a finding that the White House and public-health officials blamed in part on drug-legalization efforts.</p> <p>The growing popularity of marijuana &mdash; possibly fueled ...Cheryl WetzsteinTue, 14 Dec 2010 20:22:06 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/14/pot-survey-fires-up-debate-over-messages-to-youths/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS